2014年考研英语精选自测模拟试题及参考答案.doc

　　Section I Use of English 　　Directions： 　　Read the following text. Choose the best word (s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1. (10 points) 　　Many professions are associated with a particular stereotype. The 1 image of a writer, for instance, is 2 a slightly easy-looking person, locked in an attic, writing 3 furiously for days 4 . Naturally, he has his favorite pen and note-paper, or a beat-up typewriter, 5 which he could not produce a readable word. 　　Nowadays, we know that such images 6 little resemblance to reality. But are they 7 false? In the case of at least one writer, it would seem not Dame Muriel Spark, who 8 80 in February, in many ways resembles this stereotypical sitter. She is certainly not crazy, and she doesnt work in an attic. But she is rather 9 about the tools of her 10. 　　She 11 writing with a certain type of pen in a certain type of notebook, which she buys from a certain 12 in Edinburgh called James Thin. In fact, so 13 is she that, if someone uses one of her pens 14 , she immediately throws it away. And she claims she would have enormous difficulty writing in any notebook 15 those sold by James Thin. This could soon be a problem, as the shop no longer 16 them, and Dame Muriel s 17 of 72spiral bound is nearly finished. 　　As well as her18about writing materials, Muriel Spark 19 one other characteristic with the stereotypical writer ： her work is the most important thing in her life. It has stopped her from marrying; 20_ her old friends and made her new ones, and driven her from London to New York to Rome. Today she lives in the Italian province of Tuscany with a friend. 　　1. [A] historic　 [B] antique 　 [C]senior 　 　[D]classic 　　2. [A] in　　　　 [B]of 　　　 [C]with 　 　 [D]for 　　3. [A]away　　　 [B]off [C]on [D]down 　　4. [A] on finish [B]on final [C] on end [D] on stop 　　5. [A] except [B]without [C]beyond [D] on 　　6. [A] bear [B]stand [C]hold [D] keep 　　7. [A] extremely　　 [B] thoroughly 　　 [C]likely 　 　[D] com??pletely 　　8. [A